Get To Know Brazil other events >> The Ambassador of Austria Invites the Diplomatic Community and Brazilian Authorities to Welcome His President The Ambassador of Austria, Mr. Werner Brandstetter, and Ambassadress Leonie Maria Brandstetter. On September 19th, for the first time in history, Brazil received the visit of an Austrian President when Dr. Heinz Fischer landed in the capital to discuss mutual cooperation agreements between the two nations with President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. The Ambassador of Austria, Mr. Werner Brandstetter, organized an official dinner reception with the main representatives of the foreign Embassies in Brasília and the highest level of Brazilian Government Authorities. Dozens of guests came to the reception. The guests were received at the entrance of the Austrian Embassy by the Ambassador of Austria, Mr. Werner Brandstetter, and his wife, Ambassadress Leonie Maria Brandstetter. At the gardens of the Embassy, at the backyard, the guests gathered to chat and taste two renowned drinks from Austria, the energizer Red Bull and the premium beer Austria Bier, while they waited for the arrival of the President. The guests enjoyed the remarkable special beer of Austria Bier... ...and the famous energizer Red Bull, available for degustation. The reception was attended by many distinguished guests among Ambassadors of the foreign missions in Brasília and their spouses, Ministers and other representatives of the Brazilian government. From left to right, Counsellor of the Swedish Embassy, Mrs. Caroline Fleetwood, Ambassador of Sweden, Mrs. Margareta Winberg and the Counsellor of the Finnish Embassy, Mr. Pekka Kaihiahti. The Ambassador of Switzerland, Mr. Rudolf Baerfuss and his wife, Ambassadress Beatrice Baerfuss. The Ambassador Monica Grigorescu, of Romania and the Ambassador of Uruguay, Mr. Pedro Humberto Vaz Ramela. Ambassador Jean de Gliniasty, of France, and the Ambassador of Germany, Mr. Friedrich Prot von Kunow. From left to right, the Ambassadresses of Honduras, Mrs. Rosa Maria Alvarado de Lozano, of Paraguay, Mrs. Mary Beatriz Ayala de González, of Spain, Mrs. Nize Cardoso Dorea and of Venezuela, Mrs. Ana Josefina Cumare de Garcia. Around from left to right, the Ambassador of Venezuela, Julio José Garcia Montoya, the Ambassador of Argentina, Mr. Juan Pablo Lohlé, the Ambassador of Honduras, Mr. Victor Manuel Lozano Urbina, the Ambassador of Paraguay, Mr. Luis González Arias and the Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Takahiko Horimura. At the arrival, the guests were individually introduced to the President of Austria by Ambassador Brandstatter. Then, the Ambassador gave a brief speech celebrating the coming of President Dr. Heinz Fischer and thanking the presence of all guests. Following the Ambassador’s speech, Dr. Heinz Fischer also spoke to the guests giving his impression of what it was to be the first Austrian President ever to visit Brazil and the satisfaction of being part of the promising agreements being signed between the two nations. Ambassador of Honduras, Mr. Victor Manuel Lozano Urbina welcomes President Dr. Heinz Fischer. The President of Austria, Dr. Heinz Fischer and Mr. Pedro Paulo Moreira, Director of THE GUIDE and Administrative Director of ASDIBRA. The Ambassador of Austria, Mr. Werner Brandstetter, gave a speech welcoming the President and thanking for the presence of all the guests. The President of Austria, Dr. Heinz Fischer, also gave a speech to the guests. After the speeches, the Ambassador invited everyone to enjoy dinner. At the Official Table, the Brazilian Ministers sat with President Dr. Heinz Fischer and the other members of the Austrian delegation. The President sat at the official table to dine with Ambassador and Ambassadress Brandstetter, his companions from the Austrian delegation and the Brazilian authorities present at the reception. Some of the representatives of the Brazilian government: from left to right, the Minister of Culture, Mr. Gilberto Gil, the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court, Mr. Joaquim Barbosa and the Secretary of Culture of Distrito Federal and Diplomat, Mr. Pedro Bório. Both nations are working on agreements of technical cooperation in several areas of knowledge, especially in the areas of Renewable Sources and the Environment, of Rural Development and Education, among others, with the goal of deepening the bilateral relations between Brazil and Austria and promoting the execution of the projects of specific activities being created now. President Dr. Heinz Fischer. THE GUIDE welcomes the President of Austria in his first visit to Brazil.